A main route between Yate and Chipping Sodbury is set to close for three months from June, to allow for major works to get underway. The A432 Kennedy Way and Heron Way in Yate are to close on June 6 as work starts to reinstate a right-hand turn for all vehicles.
It was agreed a right-hand turn on Heron Way would be reinstated following a five-year long campaign by residents and MP for Thornbury and Yate Luke Hall. The council confirmed it would re-open the right hand turn in March, after a petition by local conservatives found more than 84 percent of locals backed it.
Following the roadworks, due to be complete on September 6, it's understood that cars will no longer have to drive down Kennedy Way towards Yate Shopping Centre if the journey needs them to head in the opposite direction, reports the Gazette. It is believed the right-hand turn will ease traffic heading into Yate.
